Over 80 firefighters tackle a blaze at a commercial property in St Ives

Crews from across Cornwall have been involved overnight

Published 5th Dec 2020
Last updated 5th Dec 2020

Fire crews from across Cornwall have been working through the night to put out a blaze at a commercial property in St Ives.

20 stations and over 80 firefighters have been involved in tackling the fire on Wharf Road in the town.

Cornwall Fire & Rescue Service was initially called out just after 5pm on December 4.

By 11pm it had escalated. But it is now thought to be scaling down.

It is not yet known if anyone has been hurt.

The fire spread to a Salvation Army building next door.

An investigation is now underway into the cause of the fire that is thought to have taken hold in a fish and chip shop.

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